EastEnders has been pipped to the post as the best British soap of all time, according to Betway, as the show is in full ...

Once a centerpiece of daytime TV, soaps have mostly disappeared. “Beyond the Gates” will try to revive the genre, and will be ...

Parody of television soap-operas--the show's humor relies on exaggerating soap-operas' characteristic plot implausibility and melodrama to ridiculous extremes, then adds a fair bit of the truly ...

Soap operas have been criticized for having unrealistic and over-the-top storylines that might distort the perception of reality. Either way, soaps like “General Hospital” remain highly popular.